NEWS: THE DECLINE OF FLORIDA'S SYMBOLIC FRUIT

Thirty years ago, 225 million cases of oranges were harvested in Florida. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts a harvest of just 12 million cases—a 95% decline in a single generation. Yet Florida experienced a golden age of oranges between the 1950s and the early 2000s. Growers sold entire shipments to Tropicana, Minute Maid, and Florida’s Natural, as demand for Florida orange juice from American households was very strong. Since then, the nutritional quality of the...